China News Service, Hangzhou, May 20th (Zhang Yuhuan, Cui Qianxian, Hu Yu) On the morning of the 20th, the sinking square of Jinshahu Park, Qiantang District, Hangzhou City, which had previously been flooded by the subway station due to piping, once again accumulated water.
The fire department then dispatched fire-fighting forces for rescue.
In the afternoon, the reporter saw at the scene that the sunken square of Jinsha Lake Park was surrounded by fences, and many construction vehicles were parked on the side of the road.
Jinshahu Metro Station is currently operating normally.
At 15:00 on the 18th, a pipe gushing occurred in the sunken square of Jinsha Lake Park, and the overflow of the lake caused the Jinsha Lake subway station to form waterlogging.
After a night of forced discharge, at 5:00 on the 19th, the water in the sunken square and underground garage of Jinsha Lake Park has been basically drained.
Construction vehicles parked next to Jinsha Lake Park.
Photo by Cui Qianxian
On the morning of the 20th, the sunken plaza of Jinsha Lake Park was flooded again.
At about 15 o'clock, the reporter came to Jinshahu subway station and saw that there was no water on the platform on the second floor of the subway station, and passengers were getting on and off in an orderly manner.
The reporter learned that Exit C of Jinshahu Metro Station is temporarily closed. Exit B is affected by the previous accumulation of water. The elevators and escalators are still temporarily suspended. Other exits can enter and exit normally. There are staff to guide passengers to enter and exit the station in an orderly manner.
The fence next to Jinsha Lake Park.
Photo by Cui Qianxian
After arriving on the road, the reporter saw that on the side of Jinsha Lake Park, the long arm of a pump truck passed through the branches to the sunken square of the park.
At Exit C of the subway station near the square, there are staff carrying water tools ready to be on the side.
"In the afternoon, I heard from a friend that the sunken plaza of Jinsha Lake Park is leaking again. I am worried that the subway station has stopped again." Ms. Liu, a resident of a nearby community, said that the short-term suspension of the subway affected travel the day before. Shuttle bus transfer.
I am relieved to see that the subway is still operating normally today.
At about 16:20, the reporter saw that the long arm of the pump truck was slowly being put away by the Jinsha Lake Park, and some staff began to put away the roadblocks and organize the tools.
Construction vehicles parked next to Jinsha Lake Park.
Photo by Cui Qianxian
Li Hongwei, chairman of the Construction Safety and Equipment Management Branch of the Zhejiang Construction Industry Association, also explained the incident.
He introduced that after the plumbing occurred in the sunken square of Jinsha Lake Park on the 18th, a large amount of water flowed to the sunken square, and then entered the subway through the basement of about 400 meters.
He said that the relevant departments then immediately took measures to seal the 50-meter steel sheet piles around the basement that may cause piping, and close all the valves that may lead to the inner pipeline of the subway.
In addition, all channels that may cause leakage of water from the pipes are closed.
"In addition to this, we have also taken two important measures. One is to lower the water level of Jinsha Lake, and the other is to close the sunken plaza in the area where the piping has occurred." Li Hongwei said, "In general, the subway is safe. Yes, the surrounding environment is also safe.” (End)